Each year on 12 August, International Youth Day (IYD) brings global attention to the challenges and opportunities facing young people. Spearheaded by UN DESA, IYD celebrates youth contributions to all ...

“Turkmenistan is honored to have hosted LLDC3, a conference of critical importance for the future of landlocked nations”, said H.E. Gurbanguly Mälikgulyýewiç Berdimuhamedow, National Leader of the ...

Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries (LLDC3) Concludes with Endorsement of Awaza Programme of Action and Adoption of Historic Awaza Political Declaration ...

The Secretary-General welcomes the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand as a positive step towards ending current hostilities and easing tensions. He urges both countries to respect ...

NEW YORK, 30 July 2025 – Secretary-General António Guterres has appointed 25 experts to the United Nations Committee of Experts on International Cooperation in Tax Matters for the 2025–2029 term. The ...

Artificial intelligence (AI) is reshaping our world at an unprecedented pace.  For Indigenous Peoples, this technology can bring both significant challenges and promising opportunities.

UN DESA’s Economic Analysis and Policy Division hosted a three-part Development Policy Seminar series in July to present new thinking on inflation. Discussions focused on issues such as inflation’s ...

As part of the UN80 Initiative’s second workstream, and in line with General Assembly resolution 79/318, the report proposes ways to strengthen mandate processes while fully respecting that ...

The Third UN Conference on Landlocked Developing Countries opens an opportunity to explore innovative solutions and build meaningful partnerships to unlock the potential of landlocked developing ...

On 22 July 2025, the UN Secretary-General focused on a hopeful story emerging amidst the ongoing climate devastation and turmoil: that of a new energy era. He outlined a compelling and ...

1. Afghanistan* 12. Kazakhstan 23. Plurinational State of Bolivia 2. Armenia 13. Kyrgyzstan 24. Republic of Moldova 3. Azerbaijan 14. Lao People’s Dem. Republic* 25 ...

In March 2025, the Secretary-General launched the UN80 Initiative to transform how the UN works - identifying efficiencies, reviewing how mandates are implemented, and examining potential ...